Astonishing Quote by Stephen Elliott

I'm really into short-story collections and essays; they're my jam.

— Phoebe Robinson

While there may not be a book in every one of us, there is so often a damned good short story.

— Jeffrey Archer

A short story collection can be as exciting as a novel. It is a real complete experience, like when you listen to a real…

— David Means

I've covered so much Tom Waits. He's one of my favorite writers. I have a real affinity to how he writes.

— Bob Seger

My favorite short-story writer is John Cheever

— Irwin Shaw

I lived in Boston for three years, and during that time, I wrote my first collection of stories, 'What the World Will Look Like…

— Laura van den Berg

My favorite writer is Alice Munro. It's simply amazing how well she captures entire lifetimes in a single short story.

— Chloe Benjamin

I have some shorter stories coming out in other books early next year. I might be pitching a re-vamp of Ghost Rider in the…

— Patton Oswalt

There are so many good authors; there's no shortage of them.

— Jeanne Calment

I wasted a lot of years working on my writing and very grandly saying, 'And now... My Novel!,' which would soon be reduced to…

— George Saunders

One of my favorite modern American authors is Denis Johnson. I'm deeply inspired by all of his work - I rip him off constantly.

— Conor Oberst

“Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad stories in a row.” ~ Ray Bradbury”

— S.J. Scott